Indofood is a massive Indonesian company, the sole partner for PepsiCo in Indonesia—producing all PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, and Quaker branded snacks in the country—and a likely supplier to global brands Unilever, Kellogg's, Mondelez, Mars and Hershey's. The RSPO has so far failed to enforce its standards, despite eidence of ongoing violations. If it wants to maintain its legitimacy as a certifier of "sustainable" palm oil, the RSPO must suspend Indofood and any other palm oil supplier that refuses to produce their products without doing harm to workers or rainforests.

Unfortunately, this is not a new problem. This is the second year in a row that RAN, ILRF and OPPUK’s field investigations have shown unchecked abuses in Indofood’s RSPO oil, including problems as disturbing as the use of child labor on palm oil plantations.

The RSPO has dragged its heels, and so far has failed to do its job and enforce its own standards. To maintain credibility, and to protect people and planet, the RSPO must suspend Indofood, and any other palm oil supplier, who refuses to produce their products without doing harm to workers or rainforests.